2025 AFL Round 16: Western Bulldogs v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 22 June 2025 between Western Bulldogs and Richmond during round 16 of the 2025 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Richmond at Marvel Stadium.
Marcus Bontempelli captained the hosts with Tom Liberatore as vice-captain.
Toby Nankervis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Luke Beveridge and the visitors were coached by Adem Yze.
Western Bulldogs
Back:
N. Coffield, J. O'Donnell, B. Williams
Half-back:
S. Davidson, R. Lobb, B. Dale
Centre:
J. Harmes, E. Richards, J. Freijah
Half-forward:
A. Treloar, A. Naughton, M. Kennedy
Forward:
L. Vandermeer, S. Darcy, R. West
Follower:
T. English, M. Bontempelli (capt.), T. Liberatore (vice-capt.)
Int.:
L. Bramble, J. Dolan, C. Hynes, L. McNeil
Sub.:
B. Khamis
Richmond
Back:
B. Miller, N. Balta, N. Broad
Half-back:
K. Smith, S. Banks, N. Vlastuin
Centre:
H. Ralphsmith, D. Prestia, L. Trainor
Half-forward:
S. Campbell, J. Ross, S. Green
Forward:
R. Mansell, T. Lynch, J. Faull
Follower:
T. Nankervis (capt.), T. Taranto, J. Hopper
Int.:
T. Brown, K. McIntosh, T. Sims, T. Sonsie
Sub.:
J. Alger
Western Bulldogs (21.9.135) defeated Richmond (8.8.56).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: S. Darcy (5), M. Bontempelli (3), T. English (2), C. Hynes (2), L. McNeil (2), R. West (2), L. Bramble, S. Davidson, B. Khamis, A. Naughton, E. Richards
Richmond: T. Lynch (3), S. Campbell, S. Green, J. Hopper, K. McIntosh, J. Ross
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and Richmond remained 17th on the ladder by the end of the day.
Match Details
Season:
2025 AFL Season
Round:
Round 16
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Richmond
Date:
Sunday 22 June 2025
Time:
3:20 PM
Venue:
Marvel Stadium
Attendance:
38,280
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
Richmond
Score:
21.9.135 - 8.8.56
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Western Bulldogs | 3 | . | 3 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 7 | 21 | . | 9 | 21 | . | 9 | (135) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 3 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | 8 | . | 8 | (56) |
| Margin | WBUL by 12 | WBUL by 56 | WBUL by 71 | WBUL by 79 | WBUL by 79 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 29:06 | 30:58 | 28:34 | 34:21 | 2:02:59 | |||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Luke Beveridge
(Western Bulldogs),
Adem Yze
(Richmond)
Captains:
Marcus Bontempelli
(Western Bulldogs),
Toby Nankervis
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Tom Liberatore
(Western Bulldogs),
unknown
(Richmond)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Bontempelli | WBUL | 4 | 3 |
| Sam Darcy | WBUL | 10 | 2 |
| Rory Lobb | WBUL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 4 | Bontempelli, Marcus (c) | RR | 82% | 3 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 29 | Bramble, Lachie | INT | 83% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Coffield, Nick | BPL | 81% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Dale, Bailey | HBFR | 74% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Darcy, Sam | FF | 82% | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Davidson, Sam | HBFL | 88% | 1 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | Dolan, Josh | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | English, Tim | RU | 85% | 2 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Freijah, Joel | WR | 85% | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Harmes, James | WL | 86% | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Hynes, Cooper | INT | 77% | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Kennedy, Matthew | HFFR | 84% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | Khamis, Buku | SUB↑ | 47% | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Liberatore, Tom (vc) | RO | 80% | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Lobb, Rory | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | McNeil, Lachlan | INT | 76% | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Naughton, Aaron | CHF | 87% | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | O'Donnell, James | FB | 63% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Richards, Ed | C | 84% | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Treloar, Adam | HFFL↓ | 31% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Vandermeer, Laitham | FPL | 72% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | West, Rhylee | FPR | 83% | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Williams, Bailey | BPR | 94% | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 21 | 9 | 416 | 239 | 177 | 128 | 32 | 40 | 38 | 56 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 59 | |||
B. Khamis replaced A. Treloar.
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Alger, Jasper | SUB↑ | 37% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Balta, Noah | FB | 84% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Banks, Sam | CHB | 81% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Broad, Nathan | BPR | 88% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Brown, Tom | INT | 84% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Campbell, Seth | HFFL | 79% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | Faull, Jonty | FPR | 89% | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 | Green, Steely | HFFR | 84% | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hopper, Jacob | RO | 83% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Lynch, Tom | FF | 84% | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mansell, Rhyan | FPL | 77% | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | McIntosh, Kamdyn | INT | 77% | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Miller, Ben | BPL | 96% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Nankervis, Toby (c) | RU | 77% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Prestia, Dion | C | 74% | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ralphsmith, Hugo | WL | 88% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Ross, Jack | CHF | 79% | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 38 | Sims, Tom | INT | 56% | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Smith, Kaleb | HBFL | 83% | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Sonsie, Tyler | INT↓ | 50% | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Taranto, Tim | RR | 89% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Trainor, Luke | WR | 78% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Vlastuin, Nick | HBFR | 85% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 8 | 8 | 309 | 172 | 137 | 74 | 32 | 56 | 28 | 68 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 38 | |||
J. Alger replaced T. Sonsie.
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Western Bulldogs | Coach: Luke Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | B. Miller | 21 | N. Balta | 35 | N. Broad | 44 | T. English | 29 | L. Bramble | ||||||
| 14 | R. West | 10 | S. Darcy | 23 | L. Vandermeer | 4 | M. Bontempelli (c) | 26 | J. Dolan | ||||||
| FORWARD | 21 | T. Liberatore (vc) | 6 | C. Hynes | |||||||||||
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| 49 | K. Smith | 41 | S. Banks | 1 | N. Vlastuin |
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| 8 | M. Kennedy | 33 | A. Naughton | 1 | A. Treloar |
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| 13 | H. Ralphsmith | 3 | D. Prestia | 31 | L. Trainor |
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| 27 | J. Freijah | 20 | E. Richards | 22 | J. Harmes | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 25 | T. Nankervis (c) | 30 | T. Brown | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 14 | T. Taranto | 33 | K. McIntosh | |||||||||||
| 44 | S. Campbell | 5 | J. Ross | 48 | S. Green | 2 | J. Hopper | 38 | T. Sims | ||||||
| 31 | B. Dale | 7 | R. Lobb | 42 | S. Davidson |
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| 7 | R. Mansell | 19 | T. Lynch | 26 | J. Faull |
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| 34 | B. Williams | 18 | J. O'Donnell | 17 | N. Coffield |
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| Richmond | Coach: Adem Yze | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 1.0.6 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:51 |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 2.0.12 | - | 0.0.0 | 04:37 | |
| RICH | Jonty Faull behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.1.1 | 10:19 | |
| RICH | Kamdyn McIntosh behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.2.2 | 11:28 | |
| RICH | Tyler Sonsie behind | 2.0.12 | - | 0.3.3 | 13:13 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil behind | 2.1.13 | - | 0.3.3 | 15:15 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 3.1.19 | - | 0.3.3 | 18:20 | |
| RICH | Steely Green goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.3.9 | 20:16 | |
| WBUL | Rushed behind | 3.2.20 | - | 1.3.9 | 23:24 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 3.3.21 | - | 1.3.9 | 28:12 | |
| Q2 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 4.3.27 | - | 1.3.9 | 01:06 |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy behind | 4.4.28 | - | 1.3.9 | 05:07 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards behind | 4.5.29 | - | 1.3.9 | 05:50 | |
| WBUL | Ed Richards goal | 5.5.35 | - | 1.3.9 | 07:04 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 6.5.41 | - | 1.3.9 | 09:49 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 7.5.47 | - | 1.3.9 | 12:20 | |
| WBUL | James Harmes behind | 7.6.48 | - | 1.3.9 | 18:41 | |
| WBUL | Sam Davidson goal | 8.6.54 | - | 1.3.9 | 19:13 | |
| RICH | Dion Prestia behind | 8.6.54 | - | 1.4.10 | 22:24 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 9.6.60 | - | 1.4.10 | 24:13 | |
| WBUL | Cooper Hynes goal | 10.6.66 | - | 1.4.10 | 26:06 | |
| Q3 | WBUL | Buku Khamis goal | 11.6.72 | - | 1.4.10 | 01:36 |
| RICH | Rhyan Mansell behind | 11.6.72 | - | 1.5.11 | 03:14 | |
| RICH | Tyler Sonsie behind | 11.6.72 | - | 1.6.12 | 05:15 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch goal | 11.6.72 | - | 2.6.18 | 06:30 | |
| RICH | Rushed behind | 11.6.72 | - | 2.7.19 | 09:07 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West behind | 11.7.73 | - | 2.7.19 | 10:48 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch behind | 11.7.73 | - | 2.8.20 | 12:43 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 12.7.79 | - | 2.8.20 | 17:28 | |
| WBUL | Lachlan McNeil goal | 13.7.85 | - | 2.8.20 | 20:09 | |
| WBUL | Rhylee West goal | 14.7.91 | - | 2.8.20 | 22:21 | |
| WBUL | Lachie Bramble goal | 15.7.97 | - | 2.8.20 | 26:45 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch goal | 15.7.97 | - | 3.8.26 | 28:31 | |
| Q4 | WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 16.7.103 | - | 3.8.26 | 00:50 |
| RICH | Seth Campbell goal | 16.7.103 | - | 4.8.32 | 03:34 | |
| RICH | Kamdyn McIntosh goal | 16.7.103 | - | 5.8.38 | 07:52 | |
| RICH | Tom Lynch goal | 16.7.103 | - | 6.8.44 | 10:53 | |
| WBUL | Marcus Bontempelli goal | 17.7.109 | - | 6.8.44 | 12:15 | |
| RICH | Jack Ross goal | 17.7.109 | - | 7.8.50 | 15:47 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton goal | 18.7.115 | - | 7.8.50 | 20:34 | |
| WBUL | Aaron Naughton behind | 18.8.116 | - | 7.8.50 | 22:00 | |
| WBUL | Sam Darcy goal | 19.8.122 | - | 7.8.50 | 22:56 | |
| WBUL | Joel Freijah behind | 19.9.123 | - | 7.8.50 | 24:05 | |
| RICH | Jacob Hopper goal | 19.9.123 | - | 8.8.56 | 25:27 | |
| WBUL | Tim English goal | 20.9.129 | - | 8.8.56 | 27:18 | |
| WBUL | Cooper Hynes goal | 21.9.135 | - | 8.8.56 | 29:52 | |